Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 11, 2021

1,062 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.00/cwt +11.97 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 768 lb · 36 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $124.75/cwt ≈ $1,028/hd at 824 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $137.67/cwt ≈ $785/hd at 570 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,062	976	1,466
Feeder cattle	755	729	1,141
Slaughter cattle	250	187	305
Replacement cattle	57	60	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	4	148.00–150.00	$149.49	$487	+11.93
375–380	376	8	141.00–148.00	$145.62	$548	+11.55
420–435	428	8	140.00–148.00	$145.02	$621	+11.02
475–495	482	3	140.00–143.00	$141.03	$680	+6.91
525–530	526	10	138.00–140.00	$139.80	$735	+13.26
552–595	570	24	135.00–139.00	$137.67	$785	—
620–625	623	6	129.00–133.00	$130.16	$811	+7.52
662	662	11	126.00	$126.00	$834	—
725–740	729	4	117.00–124.00	$120.23	$876	—
775	775	2	118.00	$118.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	473	4	147.00–150.00	$148.23	$701	+6.27
559	559	12	140.00	$140.00	$783	+6.49
605–633	628	10	134.00–142.00	$135.07	$848	+2.18
824 value added	824	34	124.75	$124.75	$1,028	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	329	4	140.00–144.00	$141.03	$464	+15.03
375–395	384	4	135.00–140.00	$138.21	$531	+13.85
475–495	482	3	130.00–135.00	$131.71	$635	—
510–530	520	2	130.00–131.00	$130.51	$679	+18.51
575–585	578	4	120.00–130.00	$127.47	$737	—
605–610	608	2	117.00–124.00	$120.51	$733	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	5	128.00–138.00	$134.18	$437	+5.18
360–380	374	8	125.00–136.00	$129.64	$485	+8.14
425	425	19	121.00–129.00	$124.21	$528	+5.07
460–475	474	12	118.00–124.00	$120.99	$573	+6.61
516–545	527	19	115.00–121.00	$118.60	$625	+6.45
560–595	576	8	109.00–115.00	$111.14	$640	+3.28
625–645	629	5	108.00–113.00	$110.19	$693	-8.02
715–725	722	3	100.00–104.00	$102.68	$741	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	4	122.00–127.00	$123.25	$659	-0.21
575–585	580	2	120.00–124.00	$121.98	$707	+5.27
617–625	618	22	117.00–122.00	$121.54	$751	+8.09
768 value added	768	36	119.00	$119.00	$914	+11.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	427	9	115.00–120.00	$117.76	$503	+6.77
455–475	468	3	110.00–115.00	$113.38	$531	+4.38
515–530	523	2	106.00–110.00	$108.03	$565	+4.03
715–745	732	3	90.00–96.00	$93.71	$686	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	12	137.00–145.00	$139.17	$591	+8.32
455–495	474	6	131.00–139.00	$133.46	$633	+8.94
520–525	525	10	125.00–132.00	$127.50	$669	+9.88
560–575	570	3	127.00–129.00	$128.35	$732	+15.49
604–645	607	16	112.00–117.00	$114.93	$698	+10.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	4	130.00–134.00	$132.00	$561	+18.00
525–530	527	3	120.00–124.00	$121.34	$639	+11.34
555–580	573	5	112.00–118.00	$115.79	$663	—
615–645	627	3	107.00–112.00	$109.96	$689	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–465	463	2	141.00–143.00	$142.01	$658	+6.28

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1175	1122	80-85%	14	59.00–63.00	$61.16	$686	-15.74
1015–1330	1160	80-85%	20	64.00–69.00	$66.46	$771	+5.85
1035–1320	1186	80-85%	20	71.00–75.00	$72.45	$859	+3.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1640	1339	75-80%	16	71.00–76.00	$73.27	$981	—
1115–1680	1417	75-80%	18	65.00–70.00	$67.79	$961	—
1385–1650	1438	75-80%	5	61.00–63.00	$62.54	$899	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1040	957	85-90%	12	53.00–58.00	$55.25	$529	-8.33
805–1125	1003	85-90%	16	60.00–65.00	$63.11	$633	—
940–1130	1018	85-90%	9	67.00–70.00	$68.44	$697	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1660	1409	7	85.00–88.00	$87.06	$1,227	—
1165–1575	1425	5	77.00–83.00	$81.58	$1,163	—
1150–1950	1539	9	90.00–94.00	$91.30	$1,405	+4.95

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	600.00–800.00	$713.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–825.00	$737.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	825.00–1,000.00	$935.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	1,200.00–1,500.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	900.00–1,125.00	$1,042.86	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	850.00–1,000.00	$925.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.